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FKIE_CVE-2017-6200

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-02-06 16:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:21
Summary
Sandstorm before build 0.203 allows remote attackers to read any specified file under /etc or /run via the sandbox backup function. The root cause is that the findFilesToZip function doesn't filter Line Feed (\n) characters in a directory name.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sandstorm sandstorm *

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      "value": "Sandstorm antes de la build 0.203 permite que atacantes remotos lean cualquier archivo especificado bajo /etc o /run mediante la funci\u00f3n de copia de seguridad del sandbox. La causa principal es que la funci\u00f3n findFilesToZip no filtra los caracteres nueva l\u00ednea (\\n) en un nombre de directorio."
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  "id": "CVE-2017-6200",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:21:56.180",
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